Mallrats

"They're not there to shop. They're not there to work. They're just there."

1995 1h 35m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,450

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.

“They're not there to shop. They're not there to work. They're just there.”

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Cast

Jason Lee
Brodie
Jeremy London
T.S. Quint
Shannen Doherty
Rene
Claire Forlani
Brandi
Ben Affleck
Shannon
Joey Lauren Adams
Gwen
Renée Humphrey
Tricia
Kevin Smith
Silent Bob

Credits

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Director: Kevin Smith
Writers: Kevin Smith
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 35% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Smith, shot by David Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ira Newborn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jason Lee and Jeremy London and Shannen Doherty carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're not there to shop. They're not there to work. They're just there.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0113749 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kevin Smith directs. David Klein behind the camera. Ira Newborn scores. Paul Dixon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 35% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Kevin Smith, shot by David Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ira Newborn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Paul Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jason Lee and Jeremy London and Shannen Doherty carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They're not there to shop. They're not there to work. They're just there.".
8IMDB entry: tt0113749 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "game show", "slacker", "shopping", "mall".

The technical file

Cinematography: David Klein
Original score: Ira Newborn
Editing: Paul Dixon
Production design: Dina Lipton
Costume design: Dana Allyson
Makeup / hair: Brigette A. Myre
Sound: Harry E. Snodgrass
Stunt coordinator: Robert Apisa
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $2,122,561
Return: 35% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Mallrats (1995)

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JPV8522020-11-07
★ 8/10
Only the second time seeing this (last was probably in the early 2000s on DVD) and thought it was okay but guess like others, this has grown on me. Laughed throughout even when the dialogue wasn't the greatest, but I have an appreciation for sarcasm so I gravitated towards Jason Lee's character the most. Not quite sure it's on the level of Clerks or Chasing Amy (have to re-visit those) but a solid comedy. 3.75/5
Filipe Manuel Neto2023-12-12
★ 4/10
A comedy full of absurd jokes, which could work better if they weren't so aimed at niche audiences that most people don't really belong to. From the same hand that gave us “Clerks” (director and screenwriter Kevin Smith) came this bizarre comedy, centered on two teenagers who have just lost their girlfriends. It is already known that we are going to see a film that is, to say the least, unorthodox and full of light-hearted jokes, allusions to pop culture and elements that would be easy to identify for the youth of the time. Maybe that's why the humor hardly works clearly: I could still understand most of the jokes minimally but, for example, I don't know anything about comics and all the jokes about that are unintelligible to me. I believe the same thing happens to a lot of people: we are not part of the target audience and the feeling is that of a somewhat dated, niche film that has not aged very well. The script has its moments: there are several conflicting plots, some of which (the boy obsessed with a painting where everyone sees a sailboat, for example) are very stupid and seem out of context. In fact, there seems to be no possible context for them! The same cannot be said about the main plots of the two couples at odds. We can say that they are absurd, but this is normal in the case of a movie that uses absurdity for a jocular purpose. For the rest, and even considering that I've seen better, it's not a film that I can say I hated seeing, although I don't intend to see it again. Claire Forlani, very young and beautiful, plays her role with panache alongside Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty and Jason Lee, three young promises who would not have a bright future as actors, even though they remain active and working. It's fair to say that everyone made their own effort and left a positive mark, but it's not fair to forget Stan Lee's contribution, in a very honorable special appearance, and the work developed by Ben Affleck, Michael Rooker, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith. It's one of those films where the auxiliary cast has almost as much weight and relevance to the final product as the four protagonists. In fact, a large part of what makes the film work after so many years is, precisely, the quality of the characters and the way they manage to please us.